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DOI: 10.14569/IJACSA.2018.091255
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Cluster Based Routing Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks: An Overview

Author 1: Muhammad Nadeem Akhtar
Author 2: Arshad Ali
Author 3: Zulfiqar Ali
Author 4: Muhammad Adnan Hashmi
Author 5: Muhammad Atif

International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA), Volume 9 Issue 12, 2018.

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Abstract: Energy consumption of nodes in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) is a very critical issue, particularly in scenarios where the energy of nodes cannot be recharged. Optimal routing approaches play a key role in energy utilization, so there is great importance of energy efficient routing protocols in WSNs. Energy efficient routing protocols in WSNs are categorized into four schemes, namely (i) communication model, (ii) topology based model, (iii) reliable routing, and (iv) network structure. Network structure category is further divided into flat and cluster-based approaches. This work focuses on a subtype of “network structure” scheme known as clustered based routing protocols, which are mainly used in WSNs for reduction in energy consumption. This work reviews and provides an overview of prominent cluster based energy efficient routing protocols on the basiss of some primary performance metrics such as (i) energy efficiency, (ii) algorithm complexity, (iii) scalability, (iv) data delivery delay, and (v) clustering approach. Finally, this work discusses some latest research trends with respect to cluster based energy efficient routing protocols in WSNs.

Keywords: Wireless sensor networks; network structure; clustering protocols; energy efficiency

Muhammad Nadeem Akhtar, Arshad Ali, Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Adnan Hashmi and Muhammad Atif, “Cluster Based Routing Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks: An Overview” International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA), 9(12), 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2018.091255

@article{Akhtar2018,
title = {Cluster Based Routing Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks: An Overview},
journal = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
doi = {10.14569/IJACSA.2018.091255},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2018.091255},
year = {2018},
publisher = {The Science and Information Organization},
volume = {9},
number = {12},
author = {Muhammad Nadeem Akhtar and Arshad Ali and Zulfiqar Ali and Muhammad Adnan Hashmi and Muhammad Atif}
}



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